Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Torphichen, ~eccles Torphichen
Grid reference
NS 968 725 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
296800 672500
Latitude
55.9345067238904
Longitude
-3.6521523806590017
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Torphichen, parish (0 miles)
St John's Well, Torphichen (0.28 miles)
St Morgan's Seat, Muiravonside (1.76 miles)
Morgunessete, settlement, Muiravonside (1.76 miles)
Muiravonside, modern parish (2.85 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Torphichen
Head name
Torphichen
Place
Torphichen, ~eccles Torphichen
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Thorphekyn 1314, RRS v
Historic formThorphekyn Head nameTorphichen PlaceTorphichen, ~eccles Torphichen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS v, no. 45 Date of citation1314 x 1314 |
Source code
RRS v
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum vol.v
Editors
A.A.M. Duncan
Secondary Title
Acts of Robert I
Year
1988
Saints in this place-name
Féichíne, Mo Ecca (ns) (certain)
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